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Indonesia disappointed with Australian asylum for alleged human trafficker

Indonesia has been disappointed by Australia`s offer of asylum to an alleged mastermind of human trafficking, foreign ...

Police in West Nusa Tenggara arrest 50 Vietnamese immigrants

Police in West Nusa Tenggara have arrested 50 illegal immigrants from Vietnam as they sought to cross to Australia. ...

News focus - Clemency for drug offender draws harsh criticism

The decision of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to cut the sentence of Australian marijuana smuggler Schapelle ...

US, China to hold talks on rights

The United States and China agreed Friday to hold a new round of talks on human rights, amid a crisis between the ...

30 illegal immigrants sent to Tanjungpinang

Cilegon immigration authorities are moving 30 illegal immigrants to immigration detention centers on Tanjungpinang, ...

More illegal immigrants arrested in Sukabumi

Police in Sukabumi, West Java, have arrested some more illegal immigrants seeking to cross over to Australia, bringing ...

Illegal immigrants use South China sea to reach RI

The South China Sea has become a lane used by illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, to sail to ...

22 illegal immigrants sent to Pekanbaru detention center

A total of 22 illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq processed by the Jambi immigration office will ...

Malaysia defends deporting Saudi in Ttwitter row

Malaysia on Monday defended its deportation of a Saudi journalist wanted at home for comments deemed insulting to the ...

149 illegal immigrants detained in Bogor

The Immigration authority of Bogor district, West Java province, has detained a total of 149 illegal immigrants in a ...

Two Sri Lankan nationals arrested over atm forgery

The National Police Criminal Investigation Division (Bareskrim) arrested two Sri Lankan nationals who are suspected of ...

Police arrest 77 illegal Afghan immigrants

National Police Headquarters officers arrested 77 illegal Afghan immigrants in a rest area on the Jakarta - Cikampek ...

Pakistan confirms death of 37 nationals in Indonesian ship sinking

Pakistan Tuesday confirmed that 37 of its nationals have died after a ship sank in waters off the Indonesian East Java ...

Regional commander admits servicemen possibly involved in people smuggling case

East Java`s military command chief, Maj Gen Murdjito, has admitted that a number of servicemen were suspected of ...

Two journalists win Elizabeth O`neill journalism award

Two top journalists have won the prestigious Elizabeth O`Neill Journalism Award to foster understanding between ...